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blog BY mikek.trout ON October 14 - 0 COMMENTS
Zip Code Shuffle Posted in
In an effort to help local chapters better serve their members, the State Council has been working with TU National to reassign several zip codes that are geographically out of place. The following zip codes have been reassigned to different chapters:
ZIP CODE NEW CHAPTER
53090... [ READ MORE... ]
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Please save the date for the 2016 Wisconsin State Council Banquet. The event will take place on Sat. Feb. 6 in Oshkosh, WI. As in years past, the Oshkosh Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel will be the site for the banquet.
Tickets ($35 ea.) are available by mail (send payment payable to... [ READ MORE... ]
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Please save Saturday October 24, 2015 for WITU all council meeting. This meeting will be held in Eau Claire and will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. with a lunch being served. All leadership and membership are invited to attend. Please plan on having at least one representative from you chapter... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON October 5 - 0 COMMENTS
URGENT – Your help is needed to protect Wisconsin’s groundwater Posted in
Wisconsin TU has just learned that a groundwater bill is set for hearing this Wednesday, October 7th, at 2:30 p.m. The hearing will be held at the State Capitol, in Madison, in Room 411 South.
The bill in question is Senate Bill 239. Wisconsin TU is opposed to this bill.
It is incredibly... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON September 7 - 0 COMMENTS
DNR Land Sales could affect access to trout waters Posted in
Dear Wisconsin TU Member or Friend:
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released a list of 118 parcels of land which are currently being reviewed for possible sale. These parcels are being considered due to a state law which requires the Natural Resources Board to make 10,000 acres... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON June 23 - 0 COMMENTS
2015 State of the Trout report Posted in
read the full report at...
http://www.tu.org/stateofthetrout
The path forward
This report describes the many and varied threats facing native and wild trout in this country. Threats have evolved over time, from agriculture and mining practices of the past to a new suite of problems related to four... [ READ MORE... ]
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STREAM Girls is a collaborative program started here in Wisconsin that takes Girl Scouts out on the stream, teaches them about the science behind stream health, riparian vegetation, entomology, and water flow- and gives us an opportunity to share our passion for the sport of fishing.
We will be... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON April 8 - 0 COMMENTS
Lobby Day fast approaching Posted in
A message from Staush Gruszynski (member, WITU Council Legislative Committee):
Dear Wisconsin Trout Unlimited members:
In all of the years of Conservation Lobby Day, it has never been more critical to get our coalition of conservation groups to the Capitol to advocate for Wisconsin's... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON April 8 - 0 COMMENTS
WITU Press Release - Restore Stewardship Posted in
The Wisconsin Council of Trout Unlimited (WITU) strongly urges Wisconsin’s Legislature to restore stewardship and stream bank easement acquisition funding for the Department of Natural Resources in this year’s proposed biennial budget.
“The economic impact that anglers pump into the Wisconsin... [ READ MORE... ]
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Think you have to take a plane west to fish big, brawling, freestone rivers... time to think again.
The Wolf River Chapter will be hosting a Meet The Wolf River the weekend of June 6th - 7th.
We will be presenting a brief introduction of the river, the history, watershed, fish, and flies. Several... [ READ MORE... ]